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[Factual and virtual dimension in nursing management]
M A Trevizan1, I A Mendes, S R Cury
1Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo-Centro Colaborador de OMS para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Enfermagem.
Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem
|July 26, 2002
Summary
Hospital nurses perform many management functions, primarily bureaucratic tasks. There
Area of Science:
- Nursing Management
- Organizational Behavior in Healthcare
Context:
- Analysis of hospital organization and nursing practice within bureaucratic settings.
- Empirical data on the roles and functions of nurses in hospital units.
Purpose:
- To investigate the management functions delegated to nurses in a hospital setting.
- To explore the expectations of nursing personnel regarding nurses' managerial and leadership behaviors.
Summary:
- The study found that nurses in the studied institution are delegated significant management functions, predominantly bureaucratic ones.
- Empirical data confirms that management roles are privileged among nurses' functions.
- The research also examined the gap between the actual (factual) and expected (virtual) management roles of nurses.
Impact:
- Highlights the unavoidable management role of nurses in hospitals.
- Emphasizes the need to reconcile the factual and virtual dimensions of nursing management and leadership.
- Informs strategies for developing nursing leadership that aligns with both practical realities and professional expectations.